Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Merry Christmas!!!

Dear friends and family,

I wish you a very Merry Christmas!!! I am staying here in London for Christmas and will be spending my time with new friends here at the hostel, but missing family and friends back home.

Christmas Eve day I had to work to finish up a few things in the morning. I did a little bit of last minute shopping, and then headed back to the hostel. This evening, I met Kate and James, her boyfriend, for dinner at a nice little Italian restaurant in Covent Garden. We had a lovely time and I enjoyed the good company. It is great having Kate here with me in London and I am happy that she gets to spend the holidays with James.

After dinner, I made it back to the hostel, and a little later, I went with King, Travis, and Ali on a walking tour of Central London. Luckily, it is warm out and we could comfortable walk without getting cold. It is King's last night here in London after about three years, so we went and experienced several of his favorite areas for the last time. We walked through Soho, Soho Square, checked out Saint James Park in the dark and went to see the Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square (not all that impressive, unfortunately). The four of us were looking for ghosts, but unfortunately, didn't find any. It was a fun little adventure and I will miss King dearly, so was glad to be able to spend time with him.

Tomorrow I will likely sleep late, as it is all ready pretty late here. Santa hasn't stopped by, yet, but I expect he will soon. Here at the hostel, we are going to have a Christmas brunch with a full breakfast menu. We also have a Christmas tree and some traditional English treats like mince pie, but unfortunately, no figgy pudding. I also made some sugar cookies on Sunday and bought some nuts in the shells and a nut cracker, so will have a little bit of home with me here in London. We will probably play some board games, eat some yummy treats, and maybe go out for dinner. All of the transportation shuts down, so we won't be going too far. All in all, I am looking forward to a nice relaxing Christmas day spent in good company.

I miss you and have you close at heart. Warm wishes for a very Merry Christmas!!!

Love,

Heidi

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